The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman

Prior to 1841, Sarawak was just a small province of the Sultanate Brunei, and was administered by the Governor, who was the Sultan'& representative. James Brooke acting in a private capacity as an adventurer and trader was instrumental in bringing peace, to the province in 1841. In return f...

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Main Author: Osman, Mohd Razali
Format: Student Project
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Law 1982
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spelling uitm-281522020-02-03T07:04:28Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28152/ The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman Osman, Mohd Razali Malaysia Prior to 1841, Sarawak was just a small province of the Sultanate Brunei, and was administered by the Governor, who was the Sultan'& representative. James Brooke acting in a private capacity as an adventurer and trader was instrumental in bringing peace, to the province in 1841. In return for his aid Raja Muda Hashim, the Sultan’ 6 uncle and heir presumptive of the Sultan of Brunei, transferred the government of Sarawak to Brooke, who then styled himself "Rajah” . This was the beginning of Sarawak modern history. The Brooke family ruled Sarawak for about a century till 1946. Immediately after the Second World War, Sin Charles Vyner Brooke, the Third, and last, White Rajah ceded Sarawak to Britain. Thus, Sarawak became a Crown Colony in July, 1946. The cession of Sarawak to Britain created a lot of "unhappiness1' with certain portions o£ the population especially with the Malays. As a result, " anti cessionist" movements were organised in Sarawak. Though unsuccessful, their activities climaxed with the murder of Mr. Duncan Stewart, the Second {Colonial) Governor of Sarawak in 1949. Constitutionally, Sarawak develop at a much faster rate under the British Colonial administration, and the people were slowly but surely entrusted with the governance of their own country. Faculty of Law 1982 Student Project NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28152/1/PPd_MOHD%20RAZALI%20OSMAN%20LW%2082_5.pdf Osman, Mohd Razali (1982) The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman. [Student Project] (Unpublished)
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The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman
description Prior to 1841, Sarawak was just a small province of the Sultanate Brunei, and was administered by the Governor, who was the Sultan'& representative. James Brooke acting in a private capacity as an adventurer and trader was instrumental in bringing peace, to the province in 1841. In return for his aid Raja Muda Hashim, the Sultan’ 6 uncle and heir presumptive of the Sultan of Brunei, transferred the government of Sarawak to Brooke, who then styled himself "Rajah” . This was the beginning of Sarawak modern history. The Brooke family ruled Sarawak for about a century till 1946. Immediately after the Second World War, Sin Charles Vyner Brooke, the Third, and last, White Rajah ceded Sarawak to Britain. Thus, Sarawak became a Crown Colony in July, 1946. The cession of Sarawak to Britain created a lot of "unhappiness1' with certain portions o£ the population especially with the Malays. As a result, " anti cessionist" movements were organised in Sarawak. Though unsuccessful, their activities climaxed with the murder of Mr. Duncan Stewart, the Second {Colonial) Governor of Sarawak in 1949. Constitutionally, Sarawak develop at a much faster rate under the British Colonial administration, and the people were slowly but surely entrusted with the governance of their own country.
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title The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman
title_short The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman
title_full The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman
title_fullStr The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman
title_full_unstemmed The constitutional history of Sarawak / Major Mohd Razali Osman
title_sort constitutional history of sarawak / major mohd razali osman
publisher Faculty of Law
publishDate 1982
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/28152/
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